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Just When You Thought Wrx's Couldn't Get Any Uglier!

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DECIM8 Grand Master

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Eh nothing fancy .. Looks like a 3 series mazda .. Suppose would be alright if its 4wd and has a semi powerful boxter in it .. looks like a feather weight at about 7-8hundred kg .. would give a few cars a good run ...

ctjet Grand Master

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come to think of it i object to the title to this thread. 'Just When You Thought Wrx's Couldn't Get Any Uglier' implies the current batch of WRX's are ugly as sin... i find them to be quite the opposite. They look tough as hell, if anything the new EVO is a bit on the nose

aaaaanyway :D

700HP-GTR33 Mentor

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come to think of it i object to the title to this thread. 'Just When You Thought Wrx's Couldn't Get Any Uglier' implies the current batch of WRX's are ugly as sin... i find them to be quite the opposite. They look tough as hell, if anything the new EVO is a bit on the nose

aaaaanyway ;)

Lets face it.....you have a point....WRX's do look great when money has been spent.

The title I believe was not knocking WRX's at the moment.....but was hinting to the fact that the next one will be F$%ked.

Its like saying....If you thought things couldn't get much worse........look at whats coming up... :rofl:

You are to anal....... :sorcerer:

apollyon Newbie

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Hey Guys,

first post, in defense of the new 2008 WRX :pirate:

Although all of us over at RexNet are not the biggest fans,

these pictures make it look a little better

taken from : http://www.caradvice.com.au/2014/2008-suba...eza-wrx-photos/

2008subaruimprezawrxhatch.jpg

2008subaruimprezawrxhatchrear.jpg

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Thunderbolt Rising Star

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I don't mind it. Could be a lot worse.

I think that problem is that a lot of you are trying to compare it to the current model. If you have a look at it as a hatchback rocket, then it really doesn't look too bad. If it looked like a Daewoo Lanos, then you would have reason to complain.

LO_R33 Proficient

LO_R33

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first of all i have to say that i really hate wrx's, ANY OF THEM they are all nasty

okay so where do i begin.....

the front grill looks like its from a proton, the bonnet scoop doesnt match the car at all

the roof is too high, the back looks like a cheap lexus

the interior is disturbingly bland

jesus christ, i thought the new lancer was bad

LOL :):(:laugh:

Coming from someone who drives a N/A r33... slowest skylin ever made that is a bit harsh. I really think you need to wake up to yourself before you make silly comments like that, i have a lot of time/respect for skylines, but any wrx would be better then your car. The new WRX is definetly not something thats easy on the eye, but i dont think it will be that bad once everyone gets used to it/sees it in person.

Dayne

apollyon Newbie

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LOL :):(:laugh:

Coming from someone who drives a N/A r33... slowest skylin ever made that is a bit harsh. I really think you need to wake up to yourself before you make silly comments like that, i have a lot of time/respect for skylines, but any wrx would be better then your car. The new WRX is definetly not something thats easy on the eye, but i dont think it will be that bad once everyone gets used to it/sees it in person.

Dayne

Haha :laugh:

I think I am going to sell mine and either buy an Evo 10 or get an R34 GT-R at the end of this year, in which case I'd be spending a little more time on this forum :)

Rezz Grand Master

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If it looked like a Daewoo Lanos, then you would have reason to complain.

I think thats the problem... it *does* look like a Daewoo Lanos.

Hell it's like they're re-badged Kia Rios or some other shopping trolley like a 1999 Mazda 323 Astina hatch. I wish I had two more hands so I could give it... FOUR THUMBS DOOOOOOOWN :) I don't care whats under the hood

Forged Experienced

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Its not hard to see that Subaru is copying BMW for body styling. The side of sedan wrx copys BMW 5 series, the hatch resembles 1 series.

They really have screwed it up this time (more shocking than the bug-eye version). rear of the hatch is hopeless although I can see some potentials in the sedan version in terms of looks. A new grille and a redesigned front bar from any tuner will fix the front end (headlights are not bad actually). no pictures of sedan's rear end?

Nice interior though. and im sure it will drive just fine.

IanB Veteran

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that grey sedan one looks oooooookay, sort of, and why a chick test driver? Marketing it as a chicks car?

That blue one is ugly as sin, looks like a soccer mums car, id never buy one, i'll take my 17 year old GTR thanks...... and 0 - 100 in the 6 second bracket? Thats slow as!!!

Not. A. Fan. Man, I hope subaru takes note of what ppl r saying around the world...

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/04/04/subMH_m.jpg

That also looks, well, better then that other ugly POS but still, rex's have gone to the dogs.

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